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[FR Doc No: 94-11271]


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[Federal Register: May 11, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-597; FRL-4777-7]

 

Monsanto Co.; Pesticide Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of pesticide petition (PP) 
4E4301 by Monsanto Co. to amend 40 CFR 180.1001(d) by adding Neomycin 
Phosphotransferase II (NPTII) as an inert ingredient byproduct of the 
nptII gene when used as a plant pesticide formulation inert ingredient.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Response and 
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1128, CM#2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. Information submitted 
and any comment(s) concerning this notice may be claimed confidential 
by marking any part or all of that information as ``Confidential 
Business Information'' (CBI).
    Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment(s) 
that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public 
record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly 
by EPA without prior notice to the submitter. Information on the 
proposed test and any written comments will be available for public 
inspection in rm. 1128 at the Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division 
(7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC. In person, contact Phil Hutton (PM-18), 
rm. 313, CM#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-
305-7690.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has received the initial filing of PP 
4E4301 from the Monsanto Co., 700 Chesterfield Parkway North, St. 
Louis, MO 63193, proposing that 40 CFR part 180 be amended to establish 
a tolerance exemption for residues of the plant pesticide inert 
ingredient Neomycin Phosphotransferase II when used as a plant 
pesticide formulation inert ingredient, as expressed in plant cells. 
The inert ingredient is the byproduct of the nptII gene which has been 
genetically engineered to produce the enzyme neomycin 
phosphotransferase.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and 
pests.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136a.

    Dated: April 27, 1994.

Stephanie R. Irene,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-11271 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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